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Ethics Oversight (2020-MS-1)
… ; 8 Towns: Clay [pdf] , Colonie [pdf] , Greece [pdf] , Oyster Bay [pdf] , Ramapo [pdf] , Southampton [pdf] , Tonawanda …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2020/12/30/ethics-oversight-2020-ms-1Appointment of Claims Auditor – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… approach to fulfilling this key responsibility. The size and complexity of local government or school district … in record retention schedules. 3 Depending on the size and complexity of your local government or school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appointment-claims-auditorProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits
… (Division) Crime Laboratory System (CLS) processed Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (kits) in compliance … with Executive Law Section 838-a: Maintenance of Sexual Offense Evidence Kits (Executive Law). This audit … evidence during the physical exam of an alleged victim of sexual assault. Once a victim consents to release a kit for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kitsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… the statutory limit. Budgeted appropriations during this period exceeded actual expenditures by an average of more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Lead Contamination of State Armories (Follow-Up)
… equipment. In September 2015, the National Guard Bureau’s Army National Guard (ARNG) issued guidance to all states …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/16/lead-contamination-state-armories-followDiNapoli Appoints Navyug Patel Deputy Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund
… and their beneficiaries.” “Nav is a valued partner to me in our investment process,” Anastasia Titarchuk, the … go to Comptroller DiNapoli for his trust in appointing me to this position.” Patel was born in Uganda and raised in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-appoints-navyug-patel-deputy-chief-investment-officer-new-york-state-common-retirement-fundState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Over Bank Accounts (2014-S-69) Auditors found weaknesses in the monitoring and authorization of bank accounts, which … including those resulting from accelerating deterioration in certain structural components, authority officials should … Auditors found weaknesses in the monitoring and authorization of bank accounts which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Motor Vehicle Fatalities Rise Sharply in NY
… accidents have declined, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … the highest number since 2013. Nationwide traffic related deaths grew by nearly 17% while New York’s fatalities soared … 2017. In 2022, Long Island led the state in the number of deaths (164 in Suffolk and 81 in Nassau). Regionally, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-motor-vehicle-fatalities-rise-sharply-nyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… the following local government audits were issued. North Syracuse Central School District – Professional … the board did not establish compensation controls to address the lack of segregation of the treasurer’s duties. … the board did not implement adequate corrective action to address prior audit findings and recommendations, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsRFQual #22-02 – Medical Examiner Management Services
… in Adobe Acrobat PDF format and may be opened with the free Acrobat reader, available through this link: https://get.adobe.com/reader …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/rfqual-22-02DiNapoli: Guess Inc. Agrees to Report on Workplace Safety, Environmental Risks
… today announced that clothing-maker Guess? Inc. has agreed to disclose its efforts to mitigate a variety of risks including workplace safety and … supply chain. As a result of the corporation’s agreement to publish an annual sustainability report, DiNapoli withdrew …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-guess-inc-agrees-report-workplace-safety-environmental-risksOversight of Select High-Technology Projects (Follow-Up)
… will yield higher rates of growth, generate higher-paying jobs for workers, and produce other positive economic and … a variety of tax credit programs including the Excelsior Jobs, Film Tax, and Life Sciences tax credits. In recent … to provide information about any actions planned to address the unresolved issues discussed in this follow-up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/15/oversight-select-high-technology-projects-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 2353
… The new earnings codes will be implemented in July of 2025 and affected employees may see payments in any check … This taxable tuition reimbursement will be paid and taxed once the employee has received the full non-taxable … This taxable CLEFR reimbursement will be paid and taxed. Agency Actions: These new earn codes are specific to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2353-new-earn-codes-tuition-reimbursement-and-certification-and-licensureDiNapoli: Former Vernon Center Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $300,000
… Jonnell Rose, former Treasurer of the Vernon Center Fire Department, pled guilty to stealing more than … in, and stole funds intended to support the Vernon Center Fire Department and the community it serves. I thank … Jonnell Rose former Treasurer of the Vernon Center Fire Department pled guilty to stealing more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-former-vernon-center-fire-department-treasurer-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-300000DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $18.2 Billion Through September 2025, Up Over 4.3% Over Prior Year
… tax collections totaled $18.2 billion from January to September 2025, an increase of 4.3% ($747 million) compared … DiNapoli’s report on sales tax collections from January to September 2025 include: Each of the 10 regions in the state, … Report Local Sales Tax Collections from January to September 2025 Data Regional Table with Detailed Sales Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-182-billion-through-september-2025-over-43-over-prior-yearOpinion 96 - 14
… COLLEGES -- Conflicts of Interest (purchases from hardware store owned by college trustee) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- … and Sales (community college purchasing from hardware store owned by college trustee) EDUCATION LAW, §6304(6); … year, the college purchases supplies from a hardware store owned by the trustee and the sum of the purchases plus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14Opinion 91-2
… ARTICLE X, §5; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3), 801; RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW, §516: In … confidential. Each regional OTB is a public corporation (Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law [hereinafter "Racing Law"], §502[1]; General Construction Law, §65[b][3]). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-2Opinion 90-41
… -- Sewer Lines (authority of village to assess entire cost against benefited properties) VILLAGE LAW, §§14-1400, … petition of property owners pursuant to the provisions of section 264 of the former Village Law (Village Law of 1909). Section 264 provided for the entire cost of constructing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-41Opinion 2007-8
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (obtaining an annual audit) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Contracts (requirement for audit of fire company) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (audit of fire … Whether a town board may require a volunteer fire company that provides protection to the district under a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-8Opinion 2009-1
… against the appointment of the spouse of a member of a board of fire commissioners to the office of fire district … whether its code of ethics requires a member of the board of fire commissioners whose spouse is to be appointed … require disclosure, abstention and recusal, the affected board member should disclose the relationship, and recuse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2009-1